Sociology
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Sociology skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Sociology over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 884 990 1181
Rank change year-on-year +106 +191 -292
Permanent jobs citing Sociology 10 3 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.010% 0.003% 0.020%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.012% 0.003% 0.021%
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 13
10th Percentile - - £57,500
25th Percentile - - £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 - £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -42.48%
75th Percentile - - £67,500
90th Percentile - - £75,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £25,000 - £65,000

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Sociology is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,460 100,219 147,325
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.03% 95.64% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 59,759 58,822 83,132
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Sociology
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Sociology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Sociology in the UK

Sociology
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Sociology.

Salary trend for Sociology in the UK

Sociology
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sociology within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +126 10 £25,000 - 4
North of England +51 10 £25,000 -
North West +14 10 £25,000 -
UK excluding London +3 10 £25,000 - 2

Sociology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 10 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Coordinator
1 10 (100.00%) Graduate
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Agile
1 10 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) Degree